Method of decorating paper and the product thereof



April 14, 1936. e. SCHILLER 2,037,488

METHOD OF DECORATING PAPER AND THE PRODUCT THEREOF Filed Sept. 28, 1934INVENT OR.

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Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES METHOD OF DECORATING PAPER AND THEPRODUCT THEREOF Bernard Schiller, New York, N. Y., assignor to White &Wyckoff Mfg. Company, Holyoke, Mass, a corporation of MassachusettsApplication September 28, 1934, Serial No. 745,953

9 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in methods of decorating paperand the product thereof, and is directed more particularly toimprovements in methods of applying indicia, monograms, names, and thelike to paper.

One object of the invention is the provision of novel means foro-rnamenting paper as by applying monograms, initials, names and thelike thereto.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel process forapplying to paper such as writing or letter paper distinguishingindici'a such as names, initials, monograms, and the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of novel indicia suchas monograms, initials, or the like applied to paper in such a way thatthe initials, monograms, names or the like, are presented in an openingor window provided in the paper.

Various other novel features and advantages of the invention will bemore fully hereinafter referred to in connection with the accompanyingdescription of the present preferred form of the invention, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. l is a plan view of a portion of a sheet of paper having abackground applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a sheet of paper with the features ofthe invention associated therewith;

Fig. 3 is a face plan view of a die device of the invention;

Fig. 4 is face plan view of a plurality of character forming memberswhich are interchangeable with similar members in the holder of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view onthe line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a small scale diagrammatic elevational view to explain certainfeatures of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail the invention will be fullydescribed.

7 In Fig. 1 there is shown a portion of a sheet of paper S to which isto be applied a monogram or the like. It will be obvious hereinafterthat the invention contemplates the application to the paper ofinitials, names, indicia and characters of all kinds.

A background indicated by 2 in Fig. 1 is applied to the paper and thismay be done in any well known manner as by a printing operation or thelike. This background may take various forms and in the form of theinvention to be explained, V the background is rectangular. It may be inany color in contrast with that of the paper. As an example, thebackground indicated by 2 may be red, green, blue or black or whatevermay be desired.

To form the desired characters the paper within the background is cutaway or cutouts are provided to partially form the characters it isdesired to produce. That is, the paper is cut out at 4 to form the innerside or part of the outline of the letter G, at 6 to form the inner sideof the letter R, and at 8 to form the inner outline of the letter B, asshown.

According to the invention, the letters are formed to appear in arectangle. Of course, some form other than a rectangle may be employed.If desired, to space the letters and to carry out the rectangular formother cutouts l0 and I2 may be provided with their opposite sides inparallelism while their upper and lower sides form adjacent sides ofadjacent letters.

As will be observed, cutouts partially form the letters and therectangle in which the letters are disposed.

To completely form the letters a border or frame I4 is applied to thepaper and this is preferably of a color contrasting with that of thepartially formed letters. This border, represented by [4, is applied inthe instant case in the form of a hollow rectangle. The inner boundaryof the rectangular border preferably coincides with the marginal edgesof the rectangular cutout and completes the formation of the characterswhich are within the border and cutout, as shown in Fig. 2.

The cutouts and the colored border co-operate to form parts of thecharacters, in this case being letters, which appear within an opening,in this case a rectangle. It is desired to point out that the cutoutsalone do not form the complete letters, the border being necessary tocomplete the formation of the letters. It will be noted that thecharacters are formed to have linear elements extending between oppositesides of the cutout.

The cutting away of the paper to provide the openings and the forming ofthe border may be accomplished at one and the same time. This, ofcourse, facilitates economical manufacture as well as brings about thedesired and proper registering of the border with relation to thecutouts.

A suitable form of apparatus for performing the cutting out of the paperand applying the border is shown in Fig. 3, and will now be described.

A holder 20 is provided which has a rectangular opening 22 extendingtherethrough. This opening 22 receives a plurality of cutting dies 24,26 and 28.

The die 24 has cutting edges such as 25 for cutting out the paper toprovide part of the letter G such as the inner boundary thereof. The die26 has similar cutting edges 21 for cutting the paper to form part ofthe letter R while the die 28 also has cutting edges such as 29.

Parallel cutting edges 30 are provided on die 24 which extend up anddown and two cutting edges 30' are on the die 21. These co-operate withthe cutting edges of the dies forming the lower boundaries of theletters G and R to provide spaces Ill and 12 between the endmost andintermediate letters. Other dies such as 36, 38 and 4!] as shown in Fig.4 may be provided which are interchangeable with the dies 24, 26 and 28.It will be readily appreciated that it is possible to arrange variouscombinations of letters, figures or the like within the holder.

The cutting edges of the dies extend slightly above a color-applyingsurface 5 3 of member 20 and the surface 50 extends around the opening22 in the member 20 which receives the dies. This surface 5!] is forbearing on the paper so that when it is desired to die out or cut outthe paper and simultaneously to apply a border to the paper the cuttingedges will pass through the paper whereupon the surface 50 will bearthereagainst and apply color thereto.

The border M may be applied to the paper by inking the surface 50 and inother well known ways but various artistic effects have been produced bywhat is known as hot stamping.

I-Iot stamping is a process shown in the U. S. patent to Toepfert, No.1,650,666 of November 29, 1927. According to this process, a thin ribbonor strip of paper or the like has on its one side a color which may bemetal foil, pigment or other coloring substance. The color is applied tothe paper and other materials by a die which is heated more or less andsubjected to pressure with the die superposed on the color strip and thestrip superposed on the paper.

According to this invention, as shown in Fig. 6, the holder 23 adaptedto bear on a color strip and carrying the dies is placed on a foil strip60 which has its color side against the paper S. Suitable means such asplates 62 and 64, the latter supporting the paper and the formerpressing on the holder, cause the dies to cut out the paper and thesurface 50 of the holder to bear on the strip. The holder is heatedwhich together with the pressure results in the colored border beingapplied to the paper according to the form of the surface 50.

While I have described the invention in great detail and with respect toa preferred form thereof, it is not desired to be limited thereto sincemany changes and modifications may be made therein without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

What it is desired to claim and secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of letter paper or the likecarrying a character within a window formed by a cut-out and a border,the said border having certain inner marginal edges substantiallycoinciding with certain marginal edges of the cut-out and certain otherinner marginal edges spaced from the other marginal edges of the cut-outforming the character.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of letter paper of a certaincolorv having a block of color disposed thereon contrasting with that ofthe paper, said sheet having a portion thereof within the block of colorcut out with certain of the marginal edges of the cut-out portionsubstantially coinciding with certain marginal edges of the block ofcolor and other marginal edges spaced inwardly from the other marginaledges of the block of color forming a character within the block ofcolor.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of letter paper of a certaincolor having a zone of color thereon contrasting with that of the paperprovided with a cut-out within the zone of color and a frame of a colorcontrasting with that of the zone of color, certain inner marginal edgesof said frame substantially coinciding with certain marginal edges ofthe cut-out and certain other inner marginal edges of the frame beingspaced outwardly from certain other marginal edges of the cut-outwhereby the frame presents a window effect within which is a characterof the color of said zone.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a sheet of letter paper or the likecarrying characters within a window formed by cut-outs and a border, thesaid border having certain inner marginal edges substantially coincidingwith certain marginal edges of the cut-outs and certain other innermarginal edges spaced from the other marginal edges of the cut-outsforming the characters.

5. The method of providing a sheet of letter paper or the like with acharacter within a window which consists in, cutting out an area in saidsheet and applying a border to the sheet adjacent the cut-out, saidborder having certain marginal edges substantially coinciding withcertain marginal edges of the cut-out area and certain other innermarginal edges spaced from the other marginal edges of the cut-out areato complete the formation of the character.

6. The method of providing a sheet of letter paper having a block ofcolor thereon with a character which consists in, cutting out a portionof said sheet within the block of color with certain marginal edges ofthe cut-out portion substantially coinciding'with certain marginal edgesof the. block of color and other marginal edges of the cut-out spacedinwardly from other marginal edges of the block of color to complete theformation of the character.

7. The method of providing a sheet of letter" paper of a certain colorwith a character within a window which consists in, applying to thepaper a zone of color contrasting with that of the paper and thencutting out a portion of the paper within the zone of color and applyinga frame to the paper around the cut-out with certain inner marginaledges of the frame substantially coinciding with certain marginal edgesof the cut-out and certain other inner marginal edges of the framespaced outwardly from certain other marginal edges of the cut-outwhereby the frame and cutout form a character of the color of said zoneof color within a window.

8. The method of providing a sheet of letter ters within a window whichconsists in, cutting out portions of the sheet to form linear characterelements having openings at their opposite sides and applying a borderto the sheet with certain .55 paper or the like of a certain color withcharac inner marginal edges of the border substantially coinciding withcertain of the marginal edges of the cut-out portions and other innermarginal edges spaced from other marginal edges of the cut-out portionsto complete the formation of the BERNARD SCHILLER.

